Columbus Shots on Target Stats 2026

Columbus Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Columbus are averaging 3.6 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 9.4 total SOT on average. That puts them 10th of 30 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against CF Montréal, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Columbus players hit the most shots on target?

Brais Méndez leads with 5 shots on target across 8 qualifying appearances (0.63/g, 50% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Columbus player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Columbus's SOT profile look this season?

Columbus are averaging 3.6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.8 for a match-total of 9.4. That ranks 10th of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 12.2 shots per game and create 9.9 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against CF Montréal, the page weights each Columbus attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Columbus take 12.2 shots per game and put 3.6 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Columbus fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Columbus are currently converting 39% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Columbus player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Santiago Rodríguez	midfielder	3	4	1.33	100%
Max Arfsten	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Nariman Akhundzada	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Jamal Thiaré	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Brais Méndez	midfielder	8	5	0.63	50%
Dylan Chambost	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Brooks Lennon	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Taha Habroune	midfielder	8	4	0.5	38%
Dániel Gazdag	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Chase Adams	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Gonzalo Tapia	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Sean Zawadzki	midfielder	10	2	0.2	20%
Josef Martínez	attacker	5	2	0.4	20%
Mohamed Farsi	midfielder	8	1	0.13	13%
André Gomes	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Steven Moreira	defender	10	1	0.1	10%
Patrick Schulte	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Malte Amundsen	defender	8	0	0	0%
Tarun Karumanchi	defensive-midfied	6	0	0	0%
Cesar Ruvalcaba	defender	5	0	0	0%
Rudy Camacho	defender	3	0	0	0%
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Hugo Picard	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Lautaro Giaccone	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Andrés Herrera	defender	1	0	0	0%

Columbus shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
12 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Home	0-1	4	5	9	Santiago Rodríguez (1)
9 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	DC United	Away	2-1	4	5	9	Santiago Rodríguez (2)
5 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Colorado Rapids	Home	3-0	6	2	8	Josef Martínez (2)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-3	1	11	12	Brais Méndez (1)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Away	3-2	2	7	9	André Gomes (1)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal	Home	1-2	2	7	9	Dylan Chambost (1)
15 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Away	3-1	4	7	11	Taha Habroune (2)
2 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Away	2-2	3	4	7	Brais Méndez (2)
25 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Home	2-1	6	5	11	Dániel Gazdag (2)
22 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	New York City	Home	1-2	4	5	9	Dániel Gazdag (1)

Columbus shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.6
Shots on target against per game: 5.8
Match total shots on target per game: 9.4
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 35 of 45

Columbus Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	3.83	67%	67%	33%	33%	0%
Away	4	3.25	75%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	3.6	70%	60%	20%	20%	0%

Columbus Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	5.83	83%	83%	83%	33%	33%
Away	4	5.75	100%	100%	75%	50%	50%
Overall	10	5.8	90%	90%	80%	40%	40%

Columbus Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	6	9.67	100%	100%	83%	33%	33%
Away	4	9	100%	75%	75%	25%	25%
Overall	10	9.4	100%	90%	80%	30%	30%

Columbus Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.6	3.83	3.25
Total shots / match	12.2	10.67	14.5
Share of shots on target	30%	36%	22%
Goals per shot on target	39%	35%	46%
Shots on target per goal	2.6	2.9	2.2
Shots on target over 2.5	70%	67%	75%
Shots on target over 3.5	60%	67%	50%
Shots on target over 4.5	20%	33%	0%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	33%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Columbus Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.8	5.83	5.75
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	83%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	90%	83%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	80%	83%	75%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	33%	50%
Shots on target against over 6.5	40%	33%	50%

Columbus Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9.4	9.67	9
Match shots on target over 6.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	90%	100%	75%
Match shots on target over 8.5	80%	83%	75%
Match shots on target over 9.5	30%	33%	25%
Match shots on target over 10.5	30%	33%	25%

Columbus 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1	33%	33%	0%
Away	3	0.67	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	0.83	17%	17%	0%

Columbus 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	2.67	67%	67%	33%
Away	3	3	100%	67%	33%
Overall	6	2.83	83%	67%	33%

Columbus 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	3.67	67%	33%	33%	33%
Away	3	3.67	100%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	6	3.67	83%	33%	33%	17%

Columbus shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York RB (H)	0-1	4	5	9	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	DC United (A)	2-1	4	5	9	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Colorado (H)	3-0	6	2	8	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-3	1	11	12	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-2	2	7	9	3
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (H)	1-2	2	7	9	3
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	3-1	4	7	11	5
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	2-2	3	4	7	3
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	2-1	6	5	11	7
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	1-2	4	5	9	1

Major League Soccer shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Cincinnati	24	5.96	5.79	11.75	71%
2	Cincinnati	24	5.96	5.79	11.75	71%
3	Orlando City	25	5.08	6.2	11.28	64%
4	Orlando City	25	5.08	6.2	11.28	64%
5	Inter Miami	25	6.16	4.68	10.84	64%
6	Inter Miami	25	6.16	4.68	10.84	64%
7	Portland Timbers	25	4.52	6.16	10.68	72%
8	New York RB	25	4.72	5.64	10.36	72%
9	New York RB	25	4.72	5.64	10.36	72%
10	Austin	24	4.04	6.29	10.33	79%
11	LA Galaxy	26	5.15	5.12	10.27	73%
12	Charlotte	25	4.88	5.36	10.24	68%
13	Charlotte	25	4.88	5.36	10.24	68%
14	Seattle Sounders	23	4.83	5.26	10.09	65%
15	CF Montréal	25	4.96	4.96	9.92	72%
16	CF Montréal	25	4.96	4.96	9.92	72%
17	New England	24	4.88	5.04	9.92	63%
18	New England	24	4.88	5.04	9.92	63%
19	Real Salt Lake	24	5.42	4.38	9.79	67%
20	San Diego	24	4.54	5.25	9.79	63%
21	Sporting KC	24	4	5.79	9.79	54%
22	Minnesota United	25	4.92	4.84	9.76	72%
23	Dallas	25	4.72	5	9.72	64%
24	SJ Earthquakes	25	4.96	4.72	9.68	48%
25	Chicago Fire	23	5.17	4.48	9.65	52%
26	Chicago Fire	23	5.17	4.48	9.65	52%
27	New York City	25	4.68	4.96	9.64	68%
28	New York City	25	4.68	4.96	9.64	68%
29	Toronto	25	4.48	5	9.48	56%
30	Toronto	25	4.48	5	9.48	56%
31	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	6.39	2.87	9.26	57%
32	DC United	24	4.21	4.96	9.17	58%
33	DC United	24	4.21	4.96	9.17	58%
34	Los Angeles FC	26	4.81	4	8.81	54%
35	Columbus Crew	25	3.88	4.76	8.64	56%
36	Columbus Crew	25	3.88	4.76	8.64	56%
37	Philadelphia Union	24	5.04	3.54	8.58	46%
38	Philadelphia Union	24	5.04	3.54	8.58	46%
39	St. Louis City	25	4.72	3.76	8.48	44%
40	Nashville SC	25	4.68	3.72	8.4	56%
41	Nashville SC	25	4.68	3.72	8.4	56%
42	Houston Dynamo	25	4.6	3.6	8.2	44%
43	Atlanta United	25	3.96	4.24	8.2	44%
44	Atlanta United	25	3.96	4.24	8.2	44%
45	Colorado Rapids	25	4.12	3.96	8.08	40%

Columbus shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	18	4.83	4.17	9	56%
Vs top half	42	4.88	4	8.88	60%
Vs bottom half	20	3.7	4.95	8.65	55%
Vs bottom six	9	3.11	5.67	8.78	67%

Columbus shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	25	3.88	4.76	8.64	56%
Major League Soccer	2025	37	4.92	4	8.92	59%
Major League Soccer	2024	36	5.36	4.36	9.72	64%

Columbus next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 19 Sep 23:30	CF Montréal (away)	9.92	4.96	4.96	8.5	5.42	3.08
Sun 27 Sep 23:00	Inter Miami (home)	10.84	6.16	4.68	9.62	5.08	4.54
Sat 10 Oct 23:30	Orlando City (away)	11.28	5.08	6.2	10.15	5	5.15

Columbus players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Max Arfsten	attacker	9	17	53%
2	Diego Rossi	midfielder	8	15	53%
3	Taha Habroune	midfielder	6	24	25%
4	Wessam Abou Ali	attacker	5	7	71%
5	Hugo Picard	midfielder	5	18	28%

Columbus players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Wessam Abou Ali	attacker	4	7	57%
2	Diego Rossi	midfielder	4	15	27%
3	Taha Habroune	midfielder	2	24	8%
4	Santiago Rodríguez	midfielder	1	3	33%
5	Amar Sejdić	midfielder	1	7	14%

CF Montréal shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	1-0	5	7	12	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	1-2	5	4	9	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	2-0	2	8	10	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	7-1	5	12	17	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	2-2	6	5	11	6
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	1-2	7	2	9	3
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	DC United (H)	1-1	8	2	10	2
1 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	2-2	8	5	13	8
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	0-1	2	2	4	1
23 Jul	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	1-0	2	1	3	-